NL Hold’em Poker- Who is Phil Ivey?

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Phil Ivey has been labeled as the best poker contender on the planet by many of the top-ranked professionals. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, CA and relocated to NJ before reaching the age of one. His grandpa taught Phil penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From then on on, he was hooked on poker and wished to pickup whatever he possibly could about poker. Phil routinely would tell his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t permit the adverse comments from others annihilate his ambition of becoming one of the best poker competitors in the world.

He began playing intently after acquiring a false ID by the name of Jerome. He practiced his skills at the poker rooms of Atlantic City. The initial few years for Phil were a teaching experience and winning was not a regular outcome at the time. He made his mark at the 2000 World Series of Poker when he achieved two final tables and came away with his first WSOP bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha game. At the final table he destroyed a number of the well known professionals including but not limited to "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

Phil made a decision to take his skills to the successive level and headed out west to Las Vegas. Phil continues to participate in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Ivey credits his success to hard work and an eternal passion for poker. Phil states that he is learning every day and is quite humble about his accomplishments. Phil knows he makes errors in each session of poker and always strives to improve.

Although Ivey has come first in some big-time tournaments, he prefers winning cash games on a normal basis.